Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-02-14
The Farmers and the Hay Market.

The Farmers and the Hay Market.
To the Editor of The EVENING STAR:
In reply to an article published in THE STAR Of
Saturday last, and OF which you saw fit to make
editorial mention, have to say that II any one is
victimtzed let him come forward and show how
victimized. The hay market is open to all coun-
try people who may choose to come It is also
open TO all purchasers who may choose to come
The one who offers the best price gets the hay Is
there anything victimiZing in this? leave 1t to
an impartial public to decide. As to an arrange
ment with the principal dealers, deny the truth
Commission merchant,
Corner 10th street and Louisiana ave.
IMr. Lafferty contends that his operations as q
broker or commission merchant in the hay market
are OF service TO both the farmers and the pur-
chaSers- The farmers, or large proportion OF
them, held 10 the contrary. little ventilation
OF the matter may serve to show who is right.l-
ED. STAR.
HONESTY CoNvICrED.-Jack Honesty, colored, was
convicted In the Criminal Court to-dayof house
breaking in entering the warehouse OF the Inland
and SeabOard Coasting company, and stealing
sewing machine, bedding, &C., and ne was SEN
fenced to TWO and half years In the penitentiary
at Albany.
IT CosT THEM FIVE DOLLARS EAcH-Sam Ward
owed John shea eighty cents. Saturday night
near II O'Clock, In the Cincinnati house, on Penn
sylvania avenue, Ward laid 81 On the counter
which Shea grabbed. Later they met at the corner
OF Sd street and Pennsylvania avenue and were
lighting ii out when Officers Jordan and Fisher
placed them under arrest. This morning In the
Police Court Judge Smell ordered the money to be
returned TO Ward and fined Them S. each for fight
ing.
HIS SECOND TINE ON SERIOUS CHARGEs.-Fred-
erick Jennings, young colored man, employed as
porter on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad was
arrested last night by Officers Moore and Sebas-
tian on warrant sworn to by young cOOred
woman named Cora Smith, charging him with
rape. The complainant lives at No. 3 Mccullough
street and charges the offenSe TO have been COM
United on Friday morning in her house, and that
he frightened her by exhibiting a razor. Jennings
was arrested on Il similar charge some months
ago, when he was employed on the Baltimore and
Potomac railroad. on that charge he was acuuit-
ted THIS morning In the Police Court the charge
against him was continued until Wednesday. Jen-
nlngs denies.
the Criminal Court Judge Macarthur, the case OF
Lloyd Hawkins alias SinmS, indicted for the rob-
berry OF $3.50 from Basil b. Baden on December
2lSt, was tried, and he was convicted. He was
sentenced 10 four years In the Albany peniten-
tiary.
THE FOLIIS ASSIGNMENT SET AsDE-Judge Mer.
HEX in the Equity Court on Saturday passed a de-
cree In the suit OF Taylor ct al against Boyd ct al
setting aside as fraudulent and void the assign
ment made by Follin 10 Boyd, enjoining the de-
PENDANTS from interfering with the possession OF
tne marshal and directing the marshal to sell the
goods levied on to satisfy complainant's judy
ments. The marshal is also authorized to sell at
private sale for no less than s., 500.
Box OF DIAMONDS NEARLY LOsr-MisS Fortes
cue the actress, left box containing 81 600 worth
OF diamond Jewely In cab she had hired On the
street Saturday night, and did not discover her
loss until the cab had been gone some Time From
ner description OF the driver, Sergeant Diggfns
box, which had not been removed from the seat on
Which Miss Fortescue had left 1t.
ODD FELLOW vIsrTArIoNs-The grand master of
Odd Fellows In the District has arranged for the
i MsnT yisiIstions: Central No. Friday,
Eastern No. 3, Friday, April 1: HARMONY No O.
Monday, March IA; Columbia No. 10, THURSDAY,
Friendship No. IT, Thursday Mare To- h SoSepasi
40. IL, saturday, March 70; Beacon No. Is, Mon
day, March Fl: Metropolis No. Is. Friday, March
No. Is, Friday, March 25; Oriental No. 10, Thurs
day, March "A; Federal City No. 20, Wednesday,
y; Naomi No. ], ID. OF r., Monday, March z; Ruth
NO. = d. OF X, Wednesday, April I3
THE COLUMBIA ATHLETIC AND BOAT CLuB-The
CoiuInDia boat club met Saturday evening to con-
Sider the report OF the committee upon the ath-
letic club scheme. The Recommendation to
change the boat club name to the columbia
Athletic and Boat club was adopted, and the
committee was authorized to secure the site
selected on which TO build a club house The Site
Il at The intersection OF 18th and streets and
ONO avenue. IL has frontage OF twenty-six
ieeC on 18th street, nlnety-fve feet on Ohio ave-
nue. ana street, with q rear width OF sixty feet.
The situation overlooks the White lot.
RoBEEgIEs REPoKTED.-Miss Jennie Jewell, No.
132f vermont avenue, reports stolen from the
stable on her premises a trunk containing 81
worth or bed clothing-Thoribald SOlberg re-
ports stolen from his chicken house In Anac0st1a
twenty fancy chickens worth $lO.-Patrick
Foley No. 81 9TH street northwest, reports that
MS stable was broken open Friday night and
robbed OF TWO sets OF harness worth $15.-MrS
Frances Frasier, No. 9l2 NJ street northwest, re-
ports the loss OF satchel containing papers and
81 IN inoney.-George Houston, No. 410 Penn
syivania avenue northwest, reports stolen from
his house Saturday evening $50 worth OF clothing
MIS-. ID. A. Rein, No. tEs2 Ii street southwest
reports stolen from her house last week $7 worth
OF clothing.-A. l. Delw1g, corner of I'd and G.
Streets reports stolen from In front or his store
dressed lamb worth 81. +. c. Chandler reports
stolen from a new building on K street clothing
and carpenters tools worth SlG.5O
A TEMPERANCE MEETING.-The Minerva Beneyo-
lent association held temperance meeting at the
hall, pennsylvania avenue and Az street. last
evening. Mr.. ii. b. Moult0n, OF the Temperance
Alliance, presided. Addresses were made by Mr.
Holt, Of New York, j. G. Lee, j. W. THOMPSON. A.
S. Dent, j. j. Weed, e. N. whitney, c. NJ Nye M.
COLLISION and Gen. Carey. Mrs. Pope sang solo,
aud Miss Josie Lee and Miss Boyd gave recitationS
4 Quite a number signed the uieSf1,